Have fun Emily! And maybe one day...we'll meet along a highland bald. I love balds.
I probably would like cotton candy space ships too! :) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > Hey Ravi.  Thanks for the thought.  Here is an update for you.  I left FFL > and jumped quickly into my waiting space ship, concealed in a pink, cotton > candy cloud of the finest spun sugar, headed to a final, undisclosed, > vacation location on a warm sandy beach, where I was intending to meditate > peacefully on my next employment opportunity.  Unfortunately, it turns out > that I had not atoned for as many sins here as I had hoped and in fact, I may > have banked a few more.  I'm currently on trial for being a new-age version > of a Rakshasa and expect to be sentenced to purgatory and many hours of > service to others to atone for my sins.  So...long story short, it'll be a > little while.  Now, I *am* an escape artist of the highest order (and kind > of proud of that fact), but this time, thanks to having outed myself here on > FFL, my jailers have asked not just the one GOD, but many Gods, to watch over > me and make sure I tow the line.  My ego is surrendering - > too many gods, too little time.  > > I am allowed an hour a day to amuse myself as I please.  I have enjoyed > yours and Obba's contributions of late.  Obba, my love, stick around. Loved > the Onion piece, Judy!  Ann, I didn't get a chance to say goodbye as you > were undoubtedly making your way through one fabulous museum or maybe gazing > serenely up at Big Ben, if the London thing worked out, but thank you always > for being your wonderful self.  The bell tolls, they are calling me back. > > Love, Emily   > >  > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> > >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:46 PM > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Backpacking --- Emily > > > > > > > >Welcome back Emily & Carol !!! > > > > > > > >On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi Carol:  > >> > >> > >>I grew up in the Northwest and backpacked most of my childhood - 15 years > >>old.  These were family trips with cousins ranging from mostly "long > >>weekend" jaunts to a 2-week long trip in the high sierras at about 15.  > >>Then I took a long hiatus and left home for college and a wild ride through > >>my 20's.  Picked it up again with my kids and friends and did 3-5 day > >>trips in the Cascade mountains.  Have been on many of the hikes in the > >>"100 hikes" book.  I upgraded finally and bought all new lighter-weight > >>gear, as "toughing it out" old-school became too much for me in my > >>mid-40's.  I don't like to feel like a mule any longer. Smile. > >> > >> > >>Last summer I did 2 long camping trips (14 days and 10 days) on the WA > >>coast and Utah, respectively, with long day hikes, but no backpacking.  I > >>love being out there though - I had to step back a few years ago as I had > >>back and knee injuries from skiing to recover from.  I hope to go again > >>this summer. > >> > >> > >>I've never hiked on the AT, but read the book "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill > >>Bryson, which was humorous.  > >> > >> > >>Seventy-one miles is a great accomplishment; must have been a fabulous > >>trip.  Emily.  > >> > >> > >> > >>>________________________________ > >>> From: Carol <jchwelch@...> > >>>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >>>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:18 PM > >>>Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Backpacking --- Emily > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Hey Emily... > >>> > >>>Thought I'd bump this in case you missed it before. > >>> > >>>Cheers! > >>>~Carol :) > >>> > >>>*********** > >>> > >>>Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > >>> > >>>Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > >>>backpacked? > >>> > >>>[...] > >>> > >>>**************** > >>> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > >>>> > >>>> Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > >>>> back packed? > >>>> > >>>> I just started backpacking in 2009. I've always loved the woods and have > >>>> been a day hiker all my life, but my health (in the past) kept from > >>>> being able to back pack. Finally (at age 49) I was well enough to give > >>>> it a go. > >>>> > >>>> I've only done a little bit and my longest trip was only 71 miles. I've > >>>> done other short trips for a night or two. > >>>> > >>>> I live on the east coast in North Carolina, so the Appalachian Trail is > >>>> in my back yard and I feel at home there. I have backpacked a small > >>>> portion of the AT in New York. > >>>> > >>>> My high school dream was to thru-hike the AT some day. I got chronically > >>>> sick at age 22 and was stuck in that chronic ill health for a few > >>>> decades. > >>>> > >>>> But now my high school dream is alive again. I want to thru-hike the AT > >>>> the year I turn 60 or before if life circumstances fall into place prior > >>>> to the big six zero. But, I'm thinking I'll hike the upper half > >>>> (Harper's Ferry to Katahdin) and then take a bus back to Harper's Ferry > >>>> and hike the lower half (Harper's Ferry to Springer). So technically it > >>>> may be just two giant section hikes with a week or so off in between. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >
